Track-support for carriers.



PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

F. B. ,TICE. TRACK SUPPORT FOR CARRIERS.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 6, 1908 7 mith moon UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK B. TIOE, OF POLO, ILLINOIS.

TRACK-SUPPORT FOR CARRIERS.

Applicatiomfiled January 6, 1908.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK B. TIoE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Polo, in the county of Ogle and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track-Supports for Carriers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in track supports for carriers, and is especially designed as a support for hay carrier tracks.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a form oftrack supporting means adapted to positively insure against endwise movement of the track and whereby the load sustained by the latter will be evenly distributed.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure l is a View of a track support constructed in accordance with the invention, partly in section, and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 1.

, In the embodiment illustrated, the numeral 1 indicates the ridge board and 2 the track, which may be of wood, metal or other suitable material.

3 indicates track supporting hangers formed with inwardly bent portions 4 at their upper ends for engaging with suitable supporting loops 5, sustained by the ridge board 1, the lower ends of said hangers extending through corresponding apertures formed in the track and having screwed to said ends fastening nuts 6, the latter being adapted'for frictional engagement with the under surface of the track.

In carrying out the invention a U-shaped support 7 is arranged to have its arms embrace opposite edges of the ridge board to which it is fastened'by suitable means at a suitable angle with the same.

The numeral 8 indicates an obliquely disposed supporting member formed with a suitable loop 9 at its inner or upper end for Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Serial No. 409,513.

engaging the support 7 and being bent near its lower or opposite end to form a straight depending portion 10, the latter being designed for insertion through the track 2 and being threaded to receive a fastening nut 11, adapted to be screwed against the under surface of the track.

It will be readily seen that by employing a sup orting device 8 of the character shown and il ustrated in conjunction with the hangers 3, that endwise or longitudinal movement of the track during passage of the carrier thereover is entirely eliminated and that the well known disastrous features resulting from movement of the track obviated.

It will also be observed that the load sus tained by the track will be evenly distributed.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character specified, the combination with a ridge board and track, of track supporting hangers sustained by the ridge board and connected with the track, and means comprising an obliquely disposed U-shaped support the arms of which'are adapted to embrace op osite edges of the ridge board, and an ob iquely disposed supporting member attached to the U-shaped support, the lower end of said member being bent to form a straight depending portion designed for insertion through the track, and fastening nuts screwing on said portion.

2. In a device of the character specified the combination with a ridge board and track, of track supporting hangers sustained by the ridge board and detachably connected with the track one of the hangers being arranged at an angle with the other of said hangers.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK B. TIOE. 

